PASS IT ON: Northern Lights possible tonight across the northern United States and Canada along and north of the green line! #Aurora #NorthernLights pic.twitter.com/LMfpcWUvJ1
— Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) September 27, 2021
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Canada is soft on China and the U.S. knows it
Canada was never a global superpower and, frankly, didn’t need to be. Where other nations had military might and economic weight to throw around, we had international goodwill, a reputation for doing the right thing, and an enviable relationship with the United States. Under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that relationship has now been squandered at the cost of our international credibility.
AOC and the squad’s Type-A anti-Semitism
A pogrom in the American House of Representatives.
A pogrom in the House?
Who knew that the debate over re-funding Israel’s Iron Dome would turn out to be a gut-wrenching emotional experience?
Who knew there’d be a debate at all?
Usually, these things are automatic. When it comes to partnering with our greatest ally in the region on matters of security, it’s a done deal.
Joe Biden and China on a collusion course?
While reading a New York Times story about the Justice Department plan to drop serious charges against a Chinese tech executive, I looked for the Hunter Biden angle. It wasn’t a long search.
After noting the 2018 arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, at the request of the Trump administration, the Times called the case a “symbol of the tumultuous relationship” between America and China.
Then came this: “The deal to release Ms. Meng could signal a more conciliatory approach in Washington’s stance toward Beijing under the Biden administration.”
Amtrak derailment Montana
At least three people died and several passengers were injured after an Amtrak train derailed in north-central Montana. The National Transportation Safety Board said it would investigate https://t.co/1mQpVoOKVX pic.twitter.com/boxAVE1cA2
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 26, 2021
Trevor Loudon: End the CCP or We Need to Fight for Our Survival
To save America, we have to be actively fighting CCP (Chinese Communist Party) or we will need to fight for our survival and freedom forever, Trevor Loudon said in a recent interview.
Hostage Diplomacy Works: China welcomes Meng Wanzhou’s return, but silent on ‘Two Michaels’ released
Chinese state media welcomed telecoms giant Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, back to the “motherland” on Saturday, after more than 1,000 days under house arrest in Canada, on what they called unfounded charges of bank fraud.
But they have kept silent about Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, the two Canadians released from Chinese custody in an apparent act of reciprocation by Beijing.
It’s a victory for China and Canada’s China class, just like the election was won by the LPC thanks to the CCP’s backing of Trudeau. China does not care about western public opinion.
CIA ‘removes Vienna boss’ over Havana syndrome outbreak
The CIA has reportedly removed its station chief in Vienna for not responding appropriately to an outbreak of the mysterious Havana syndrome.
Dozens of US personnel in the Austrian capital and their children have reported symptoms of the syndrome, according to the Washington Post.
The condition first emerged at the US embassy in Havana, Cuba, in 2016.
Those affected say they hear buzzing sounds coming from one direction, and feel pressure in their heads.
Two Michael’s release not included as part of Meng Wanzhou Deal
Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, is expected to appear virtually in federal court in New York City Friday to resolve U.S. bank fraud charges against her, according to a source.
The source said the plea agreement does not include Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been imprisoned in China on charges of espionage since December 2018. It remains unclear if there is a side agreement with China that would free the two men who were arrested after Ms. Meng was detained at Vancouver International Airport on a U.S. extradition request.
AUKUS, no release for the Michaels, extended covid land border closures, threatened oil pipeline closures… I don’t think Biden like’s Blackie much.
Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou likely off hook
Huawei CFO Meng expected to resolve U.S. charges in Brooklyn federal court – source
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is expected to appear virtually in federal court to resolve U.S. charges against her, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Resolving the case would remove one of several major disputes between the world’s two biggest economies.
Meng was arrested at Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 on a U.S. warrant that charged her with fraud for allegedly misleading HSBC (HSBA.L) about Huawei’s business dealings in Iran.
Pentagon Reliance on Chinese Pharmaceuticals Creates National Security Risk
The Defense Department’s reliance on Chinese supply chains for pharmaceuticals poses a severe national security risk, a Pentagon inspector general’s report warns.
The U.S. military’s ability to treat soldiers and personnel worldwide relies on products made and shipped in foreign countries. The Pentagon does not produce its own pharmaceuticals, so it relies on the American commercial sector to procure vital medicines for the armed forces. As the commercial sector increases its reliance on foreign countries the department follows suit, the report, which was released Wednesday, found.
Can Xi Jinping Defeat Biden-led America?
Look at it from Xi Jinping’s perspective. The PRC’s leader-for-life learned nothing from Joe Biden’s abject surrender in Afghanistan but confirmed everything that he knows about our 46th president. Xi’s knowledge of Biden is bound to lead him to conclude — if he hasn’t already — that his window for conquest is during Biden’s tenure. Weakness — in Biden’s case, evident gross weakness — invites predation. It’s a law of nature and human affairs.
Most Europeans believe US in new cold war with China and Russia – and they want no part of it
A majority of Europeans believe a new cold war is under way between the US and its chief geopolitical rivals, China and Russia, according to a report – but few view their own country as a direct participant.
Based on polling in 12 member states, the study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) found, however, that more Europeans believed the EU leadership in Brussels was a party to the new international conflict.
… “The European public thinks there is a new cold war but they don’t want to have anything to do with it,” said Mark Leonard, a co-author of the study and ECFR director. “Our polling reveals that a ‘cold war’ framing risks alienating European voters.”
If Washington and Brussels were preparing for an “‘all of society’, generational struggle against autocracies in Beijing and Moscow”, they could discover they “do not have a societal consensus behind them,” wrote Leonard and his Ivan Krastev, an ECFR board member.
The “disappearing Haitians” mystery is solved. You’ve been lied to
Yesterday, when writing about the conflicting stories coming out of the Del Rio Haitian encampment, I concluded my analysis with an assumption. “There’s more to this story than we’re being told.” A number of things being reported about how the Biden administration has been dealing with more than 14,000 Haitians, particularly the aggressive tactics being employed and the rapid deportation schedule, simply didn’t add up. Part of that just comes down to the math.
Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive
Angry scenes broke out at Haiti’s main airport after migrants were deported to the country from the US.
On Tuesday, migrants at the airport in Port-au-Prince rushed back towards the plane they had arrived on, while others threw shoes at the jet.
Last weekend, the US started flying out migrants from a Texas border town which has seen an influx in recent weeks.
1/ Chaos unfolds as newly deported despairing migrants storms back into the airport in Port-au-Prince. Flight crew rushed to lock the doors. Shoes were thrown at the aircraft in desperation. pic.twitter.com/OQ1cR2ljY5
— Erlend Ofte Arntsen (@ErlendOfte) September 21, 2021